Poverty Gulch 2.1.10

(Last Updated On: February 1, 2010)

If I say today was another great day of skiing, it might seem like a broken record. But at least the record just keeps playing my favorite songs over and over again…

Today, I went out with Zach Berman, Rob Dickinson, and Tom Runcie to ski in the upper Slate River area. With another couple of inches overnight, conditions could best be described as “supportable blower”. On our first lap, we stayed in some thicker trees, making it hard to get many quality photos. Here’s one of Rob, however:

We decided to head to another area for our second lap, and Zach had some trouble with his skins. He made it up with a little help from his friends, though:

The terrain above us looked enticing, but se decided to save it for another snowpack, not the one we have now, that’s for sure.

Zach dropped in first off a small cliffband:

Rob followed:

Tom:

Rob finished things up with his ‘O’ face, perfectly describing the whole day:

Frank Konsella

Frank loves snow more than anything... except his wife.  He ensures his food is digested properly by chewing it 32 times before swallowing.He is a full-time real estate agent serving Crested Butte and Gunnison and would be honored to send you his monthly newsletter.

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Frank Konsella

Frank loves snow more than anything... except his wife.    He ensures his food is digested properly by chewing it 32 times before swallowing. He is a full-time real estate agent serving Crested Butte and Gunnison and would be honored to send you his monthly newsletter.

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